Management for the New York County Defender Services is accused of dismissing claims of harassment by a staff attorney, and then retaliating against her after she says she officially filed a report against the supervisor.

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A female staff attorney for the New York County Defenders Services says she was sexually harassed for years by a colleague, who then became a manager, and when she alerted management to the issue, she was retaliated against for it, according to a recent complaint filed in New York County Supreme Court.

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